Sci-Files Trivia
I'm facing a looming deadline for a freelance
assignment, so rather than steal time away from
that more important project to dabble on this
non-paying daily column, I'll simply post some of
my recent trivia questions to give you something
fun to do on Saturday night. If you are an NTN
Network Trivia aficionado, these trivia questions
are part of the "Sci-Files" Trivia game, which can
be played nationwide every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
Pacific (check the NTN site for locations
and game
times in other time zones.).
[Scroll to the bottom for answers.
Let me
know how many you get
right!]
Question #1:
Which movie was based on Philip K. Dick's story "We
Can Remember It For You Wholesale"?
- Minority Report
Impostor
Jacob's Ladder
Total Recall
Blade Runner
Question #2:
What psychic power does the eponymous girl of
Stephen King's "Firestarter" possess?
- Precognition
Pyrokinesis
Telepathy
Teleportation
Mind Control
Question #3:
All of the following are science fiction and
fantasy artists/illustrators, EXCEPT:
- Gardner Dozois
Frank Frazetta
Boris Vallejo
Rowena Morrill
Michael Whelan
Question #4:
Which movie did NOT feature a vehicle capable of
time travel?
- Time Cop
Back to the Future
Somewhere in Time
Time After Time
Timerider
Question #5:
Novelist Janet Kagan's 1985 book "Uhura's Song" was
spun off from what television series?
- Space: 1999
Alien Nation
Max Headroom
Battlestar Galactica
Star Trek
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Answers]
Answers:
#1: Total Recall. The inspiration behind
such hits as "Minority Report" and "Blade Runner,"
Dick's science fiction has been a rich literary
source for Hollywood.
#2: Pyrokinesis. Drew Barrymore played
the girl with the fiery temper in the movie
adaptation.
#3: Gardner Dozois. Dozois is a longtime
editor of a variety of science fiction
publications.
#4: Somewhere in Time. In this syrupy
cult favorite, Christopher Reeve used hypnosis to
travel back in time.
#5: Star Trek. Lt. Uhura was the
communications officer onboard the Enterprise in
the original "Star Trek" series.
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